Wall-trunk



No.. 626,953. Patented June I3, |899.

J. WULF.

WALL TRUNK.

(Application led. Mm'. 9, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN WOLF, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

WALL-TRU N K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 626,953, dated June 13,1899.

Application lefl March 9, 1899.

T0 all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN WOLF, a citizen of the United States, residingat St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Wall-Trunks, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part hereof.

My invention has relation to improvements in trunks; and it consists inthe ynovel arrangement and combination of parts more fully set forth inthe specification and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a middle longitudinal Vertical sectionofthe trunk, showing one side open and the other closed; and Fig. 2 is aside elevation with one of the lids thrown open.

The object of my invention is to construct a wall-trunk-that is to say,a trunk provided 'with a top hinged in such manner that the same` mayopen when the trunk is set close to a Wall, it being understood that theprevailing construction of trunks necessitates their being movedasuitable distance from the wall to enable the hinged top or cover toopen.

A further object is to arrange the top tills of the trunk in such manneras to permit the top to open and close with perfect freedom, to providea special form of securing-strap, and toimprove the same in minorparticulars, better apparent from a detailed description of the device,which is as follows:

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the body of the trunk, and 2 thelids hinged adjacent to the upper edges ofthe end walls thereof, thelids thereby swinging in a plane parallel to the length of the trunk orparallel to the wall against which the trunk may be placed. IVhen thelids are closed, the inner end walls 2' thereof close contiguous to oneanother, as is obvious, the lower edges thereof coming contiguous to theupper surface of the transverse ledges or strips 8, secured along theouter terminal walls of the inner tills 4, hinged along the innersurfaces of the walls of the trunk adjacent to their upper edges andadapted to swing to an open position in the same direction as the lids.The

strips 3 serve to stiffen the outer end walls of the tills 4, and whenthe latter are closed-the strips practically abut against one another,

Serial No. 708,398. (No model.)

thereby insuring stiffness to the structure when the parts are closed.The tills 4 practically rest when folded to their closed position alongthe upper edge of the intermediate till 5, supported on the side strips6, as usual. The side walls of the lids, as is usual, lap over the upperedges of the body of the trunk, as best seen in Fig. 2, andthe freeswinging 6o edge of one of the lids overlaps the adjacent edge of theopposite lid when the same are closed, as also apparent from the dottedposition of one of the lids in Fig. 2, the overlapping side edge havingsecured thereto a suitable latch 7,' which may be locked within a socket8, secured to the vertical wall of the Abody portion opposite saidlatchwhen the lid is in its closed position. Disposed on each side of thesocket 8 and secured to the body 7o of the trunk is a strap 9, which isreinforced adjacent to its fixed end by a metallic strip 10, the latterby its stiffness serving at the same time to retain the lower positionof the strap in a raised position ready to be seized by the personpacking the trunk. The end of the strap 9 is provided with a loop 11,which is adapted to be coupled to the adjacent end of a strap 12,adapted to encompass the lids and secured at its opposite end to thebody 8o portion on the opposite wall by a buckle (not shown) or in anymechanical mannervknown to the trade.

`While I have herein shown a sectional lid composed of two parts, it isobvious that I may substitute a single lid hinged at one end of the bodyportion without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The outer adjacent walls 4 of the hinged tills 4 incline away from eachotherfrom bot- 9o tom to top, thereby leaving a clear space for theadjacent end walls 2 of the lids and permitting the latter to close overthe tills without obstruction.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings I have shown on 95 the left of said gure theloop 11 of the strap 9 uncoupled from the strap 12, the strap 9 havingdropped down and being shown fore-- shortened in said view; but on theright of said figure I have shown the strap 9 brought too over the lid,(the coupling between the strap 12 and loop being effected on top of thelid, v as the strap 12 is adj ustable,) the strap 12 not being shown onthat side of the figure.

Having described my invention, what I claim isl. A trunk Comprising abody portion, a lid hinged at each end thereof and adapted to swing in aplane parallel to the length or face of the trunk, a till hinged at eachend and swinging parallel to the lid, the adjacent free end walls of thetills being separated when in their closed position, to receive theadjacent end walls of the lids, substantially as Set forth. v 2. A trunkcomprising a body portion, a lid hinged at each end thereof and adaptedto swing in a plane parallel to the length or face of the trunk, a tillhinged at eaeh end and swinging parallel to the lid, transverse abutlting strips disposed along the free end walls of the tills, said stripsbeing disposed contiguous to the lower edges of the adjacent end wallsof the lids when the parts are closed, substantially as set forth.

3. A trunk Comprising a body portion, a lid hinged at each end thereofand adapted to swing in a plane parallel to the length of the trunk, atill hingedat-eaeh end along the inner surface of the end Wall, andswinging parallel to the lid, the free end Walls of the tills inclningaway from each other from bottom outwardly, a transverse strip carriedby the outer surface of each inclined Wall, said strips being adapted toabut against one another, an intermediate till immediately below thehinged fills, the free edge of one lid overlapping the adjacent edge ofthe opposite lid when the latter are closed, a locking-latch carried bysaid overlapping portion on the side of the trunk, anda socket for saidlateh carried by the body portion, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOI-IN WOLF Vitnesses: j

MORRIS G. LEvINsoN, EMIL STAREK.

